My Second Date with Justin!

Friday night, I went out with Justin again and we had an awesome time! Justin's the guy I met through my friends Jason and Shana.

First we went to a lounge for a pre-dinner cocktail, then we had reservations at a Greek restaurant in the East Village. Justin has traveled to Greece six times for work, so it was fun because he could recognize what it was exactly that we were eating. At one point, he served me an appetizer and I asked if it had cheese in it. He said yes and I made an approving hand gesture. He smiled and was like, "Did you just fist pump cheese?" I had to laugh at that (I laugh constantly when I'm with him).

We're very compatible food-wise and TV-wise, and we've probably quoted half of Wedding Crashers already. In fact, he loves all the Erin Essentials, like the Beatles, 30 Rock, and Taco Bell Crunchwraps. I know those things seem like a given, but they're surprisingly not. They're also surface-level, but whatever. Even Justin admitted, "TV is important." Ha! It is to me, too.

Some other things I'm enjoying: he's stylish, affectionate, respectful, and I can be myself around him. That's a big one.

After dinner, we went to a very happening bar with people swarming all around us, yet we were able to have a good conversation. As I get to know more about Justin, I think I'm most impressed with the things he doesn't do. He doesn't play games. He doesn't brag (even though he has a very big job at a well-known firm). He doesn't talk trash about his ex. He doesn't tease me about the blog. He doesn't pressure me or over-flatter me. And he doesn't forget anything I say! He's just really, really cool.

Well, that was the blog-worthy portion (and highlight!) of my weekend. I stayed in on Saturday night to watch TV because, you know, it's so important.